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Children’s charity Action Medical Research was originally founded in 1952, by Duncan Guthrie, in his quest to find a cure for polio, a condition that blighted the lives of many thousands of children including his own daughter Janet (see Janet’s story below).

As reported in the media this week (20 Feb 2012), India has become the latest nation to rid itself of polio with no new cases being reported since January 2011.

Around 160 schoolchildren from London and Leicestershire are taking part in a pioneering study, funded by Action Medical Research, to try to understand the links between being born very prematurely and struggling with mathematics.

Over 10,000 babies are born very prematurely (more than eight weeks early), each year in the UK. Sadly, many go on to develop learning disabilities. Difficulties with maths are especially common in these children. A maths disability can have far-reaching consequences throughout life and children can have special educational needs at school.

Teams of tenacious walkers are being sought to take part in overnight endurance events taking place in some of the UK's greatest walking regions.

LETTER TO EDITORS FROM DAVINA MCCALL

Dear Editor,

Readers may be used to seeing me on the telly but I can also be regularly spotted out and about on my bike. Yes, believe it or not, I’m a dedicated convert to road cycling and I’m passionate about encouraging more women to take to the saddle.

Children’s charity Action Medical Research is currently offering teams of four or more riders a 60 per cent discount off the sign-up fee for its London to Paris bike ride this summer.